In my case, the scan took around 5 minutes. If any malware files are found and removed, you will be informed via a notification. See: Read Windows Defender Event Log using WinDefLogView.

Microsoft released a new Defender update for Windows 11,10, and Server installation images. It patches backdoors and more.

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Defender Antivirus > Scan This policy setting allows you to configure scanning mapped network drives. If you enable ...

which included antivirus scanning. In 2012, the Defender name was resurrected for the antivirus program built into Windows 8, which uses the same virus signatures as MSE. In a subsequent Windows ...

Microsoft Defender is Microsoft's own antivirus software that comes with Windows, starting with Windows 8. Early antivirus scanning matched the binary signature (pattern) of executable files ...